tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post115634898555070512..comments2023-04-16T07:18:39.134-07:00Comments on Argus World: short storyArgus Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1157182143117385742006-09-02T00:29:00.000-07:002006-09-02T00:29:00.000-07:00Lydia, who/what is OTE and who is Kam? So who's gi...Lydia, who/what is OTE and who is Kam? So who's giving you the tip as to who I am? Heh heh.Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1157129768482764682006-09-01T09:56:00.000-07:002006-09-01T09:56:00.000-07:00Argus, figuring out who you are may be easier than...Argus, figuring out who you are may be easier than you think :) I just need one tip and your cover's blown *diabolical laugh*.Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1157129625012197812006-09-01T09:53:00.000-07:002006-09-01T09:53:00.000-07:00Xeus, a whole bunch of articles have been serializ...Xeus, a whole bunch of articles have been serialized in OTE and the writer is having Marshall Cavendish publish the series as a novel too! Smart eh? Income from newspaper and royalties from book. Kam's a friend of Sharon aka Bib (moniker suits you, M'am.)Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1157053123831896882006-08-31T12:38:00.000-07:002006-08-31T12:38:00.000-07:00Thanks, Puan 'Bib', for your kind words. And, yes,...Thanks, Puan 'Bib', for your kind words. And, yes, I've been a dog person since I was a child. <BR/><BR/>Was 'test-driving' the lanky black dog (a lab mix) again today - at a farm animal shelter.Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1157043209941014052006-08-31T09:53:00.000-07:002006-08-31T09:53:00.000-07:00yeah call me bib, i like itxeus - i think if you h...yeah call me bib, i like it<BR/><BR/>xeus - i think if you have a contract w. your publisher it's up to him/her to grant permission<BR/><BR/>but if you have no such agreement it does not hurt just to get your work out there<BR/><BR/>i must say that i love it when writers blog because it makes it more likely that i will find their work<BR/><BR/>i will blog about this anyway - good topic and i had it in mind some time back<BR/><BR/>the new look for your blog is very nice (are you a dog person by any chance?) and i will come back and read the other story when i'm more awakebibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1157007638116486502006-08-31T00:00:00.000-07:002006-08-31T00:00:00.000-07:00Good questions for discussion and to put to potent...Good questions for discussion and to put to potential publishers, Xeus. Hope Sharon will blog about it. ;-)Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156987378389864772006-08-30T18:22:00.000-07:002006-08-30T18:22:00.000-07:00Oh yes, Argus Lou, forgot to say, this publisher/c...Oh yes, Argus Lou, forgot to say, this publisher/contract thing will only apply if you intend to publish your stories one day in book form. You might run into a publisher who will have asked you whether or not your stories have been published before? Like Sharon says, some publishers are particular about it, some are not. <BR/><BR/>I do know of a lot of short story publishers who don't mind it if 1 or 2 of your stories are published somewhere, esp magazines, to get exposure, but not if the whole book has been serialized somewhere.<BR/><BR/>I have written an entire book on Fan Fiction network that many readers there feel should be made into actual book form. But of course, they advised me I have to alter it drastically because it's already been published online...<BR/><BR/>But of course, if these stories are for our reading pleasure and your writing pleasure, then you can post as many as you like for us to enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Keep them coming, girlieArtemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156986826922586502006-08-30T18:13:00.000-07:002006-08-30T18:13:00.000-07:00Dear Argus Lou and Sharon,Ah, maybe you guys will ...Dear Argus Lou and Sharon,<BR/><BR/>Ah, maybe you guys will know more about this than I do! Sharon has been keeping blogs for much longer than any of us. <BR/><BR/>In my contract when I signed with my publisher, it states that I cannot print or publish Dark City's stories anywhere, either in print form or online, without explicit written permission from the publisher. So when Star wanted to serialize 2 of DC's stories, they had to obtain written permission from the publisher (which they did 2 weeks ago.) <BR/><BR/>I guess I have that clause inside. But maybe Hari and the others didn't have that clause. So read your contracts carefully, dearies!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Sharon, pl do a blog on this. It's an interesting topic.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156954641936786222006-08-30T09:17:00.000-07:002006-08-30T09:17:00.000-07:00Thanks much, Bibliobibuli (love that name! It remi...Thanks much, Bibliobibuli (love that name! It reminds me I have a tongue and two lips. Tulips?). I know of you but you don't know me, probably. Your reputation preceeds you -- in a nice way, lah. If you know Kee Thuan Chye, then we have two degrees of separation (know that Kevin Bacon game?).<BR/><BR/>Xeus is a publishing associate turned longtime friend. And Lydia met me once or twice but she might not remember.<BR/><BR/>Ya, Xeus, whatcha mean by copyright? I've the right to drink kopi and post stories on my faulty blog, what.<BR/><BR/>Must look out for Hari Kunru's stories. And the Bulu Looker whatchamacallit. Thanks, Bib (oh dear, sorry for the short form).Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156949200098587702006-08-30T07:46:00.000-07:002006-08-30T07:46:00.000-07:00love it! the humour of the family having a reunion...love it! the humour of the family having a reunion dinner in the jungle and family revalations - just wonderful comedy. how come it took me so long to find your blog? (and do i know you too??)<BR/><BR/>(and how come lydia and xeus are here before me?)<BR/><BR/>xeus - whatcha mean about copyright? i know that some places won't accept a story is it has been "published" in some sense before and blogging counts as publication <BR/><BR/>but many established writers put their work online. hari kunzru has given away almost all his short stories for free on his website but penguin still published them in 'noise'.<BR/><BR/>and what about the woman who won one of the main prizes in the lulu blooker for 'four and twenty blackbirds'? she put her whole novel online and it became a best seller in book form. (do i feel a blog post coming on?)bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156944488623523972006-08-30T06:28:00.000-07:002006-08-30T06:28:00.000-07:00Thanks, Lydia, for the encouragement. We've met (i...Thanks, Lydia, for the encouragement. We've met (in the real world) a couple of times. I'll let you figure out who I am. Heh heh. ^_^Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156924916584426462006-08-30T01:01:00.000-07:002006-08-30T01:01:00.000-07:00I like the story. Keep it up.I like the story. Keep it up.Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32881984.post-1156426954988641872006-08-24T06:42:00.000-07:002006-08-24T06:42:00.000-07:00You did it, girlie! Posted a new entry! And to thi...You did it, girlie! Posted a new entry! And to think you married a computer literate. <BR/><BR/>Save all these stories up....they might make a book someday. (But then, you can't keep publishing them online because of the copyright....)Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.com